Psychoville
| Psychoville | |
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Title card from the second series
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| Genre | |
| Created by |
Reece Shearsmith Steve Pemberton |
| Written by |
Reece Shearsmith Steve Pemberton |
| Directed by | Matt Lipsey |
| Starring |
Eileen Atkins Dawn French Daniel Kaluuya Steve Pemberton Reece Shearsmith Imelda Staunton Jason Tompkins |
| Theme music composer | Joby Talbot |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jon Plowman |
| Producer(s) | Justin Davies |
| Running time | 30mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 18 June 2009 – 6 June 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
The League of Gentlemen (1999-2002) Inside No. 9 (2014-) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Psychoville is a BBC dark mystery psychological thriller television sitcom written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. It debuted on BBC Two on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French and Jason Tompkins in additional starring roles. The first series was followed by a Halloween special, broadcast on 31 October 2010, which saw Imelda Staunton added to the main cast along with previously supporting actors Eileen Atkins and Daniel Kaluuya. The second series started broadcasting on 5 May 2011 and ended on 6 June. Reece Shearsmith has officially announced that there will not be a third series.
The series revolves around five different characters from different parts of England: David Sowerbutts (played by Pemberton), a serial killer-obsessed man-child who still lives with his mother Maureen (Shearsmith); Mr. Jelly (Shearsmith), an embittered one-handed children's entertainer; Oscar Lomax (Pemberton), a blind millionaire who collects stuffed toy animals; Joy Aston (French), a midwife who treats a practice doll as if it is her real child; and Robert Greenspan (Tompkins), a panto dwarf in love with his Snow White who believes he has the power of telekinesis. All five are connected by a mysterious blackmailer who has sent them a letter each with the message: "I know what you did". The series is named after the title given to The League of Gentlemen when the series was sold to Japan and Korea.
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